Encephalitis secondary to diethylcarbamazine treatment in a patient with ocular loiasis

J Fr Ophtalmol. 2017 Jun;40(6):e229-e230. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2015.12.012. Epub 2017 May 31.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diethylcarbamazine / adverse effects*
  • Encephalitis / chemically induced*
  • Encephalitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Eosinophilia / parasitology
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Filaricides / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Loiasis / diagnosis
  • Loiasis / drug therapy*
  • Travel

Substances

  • Filaricides
  • Diethylcarbamazine